Rule of thumb should be to eat natural. Grains are natural. Twinkies and Ding Dongs are not. Peanuts are natural. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are not. Beef and pork are natural. Those frozen "TV dinners" you have to put in the microwave and peel away the plastic without burning your fingers is not. Fresh fish is natural. Deep fried "fish sticks" are not. Potatoes are natural. Ranch-flavored potato chips saturated in vegetable oils are not. Dark chocolate is natural. A Milky Way bar is not. Rice is natural. Rice-A-Roni is not. Pasta is natural. Hamburger Helper is not. Butter is natural. Margarine is not.
Speaking of margarine, remember how we were told for decades how healthy an alternative margarine was for butter? Turns out that margarine is a stick of poisonous man-made chemicals that wreaks havoc with your body. Good old butter is so much better for you - and it tastes better too.
Good points but I think Reeses cups may fall on the more natural side of the line. Minimally processed peanut butter — I see no mention of hydrogenation in the ingredients list — and regular old milk chocolate. That’s all they are. I actually consider them to be one of the healthier candy bar type snacks.